In 2007, LoveHKFilm.com deviated from its usual "Committee of One" method of selecting its annual awards, and instead went with something resembling an association or other synonym for a group of people. Eight individuals took part in the first-ever LoveHKFilm Awards by jury. We hope it all worked out.

The full list of Awards was announced via PCCW Broadband on March 15th, 2008 in Hong Kong.

A full list of jury members can be found below. Most of them are using their real name.

Worst Film Wonder Women
No other film really came close. Its nearest competitor, Beauty and the 7 Beasts, had the benefit of intending to be throwaway cinematic junk. Wonder Women actually tried to be a good film. Too bad that it didn't succeed.

Most Underrated Film Hooked on You
This award was probably given to Hooked on You because it received absolutely no support at the Hong Kong Film Awards, scoring zero nominations. Conversely, it was LoveHKFilm.com's runner-up for Best Picture. Strange how these things work out.

Most Overrated Film The Warlords
This film received so much praise that it's definitely not hurting for admirers. Regardless, it surprisingly did not make our panel's Top 10, and actually, only 2 out of 8 people thought to include it in their personal Top 10 list. Fret not; it'll win all the real awards out there.

Most Bizarre Film Ming Ming
Flying black beads, two Zhou Xuns, and Daniel Wu as a triad enforcer looking for his mom. There's also a guy with a talent for "jumping", plus a final message that could induce laughter. Even if you liked Ming Ming, you have to admit that it's one strange movie. The music was good, though.

Most Disappointing Film Blood Brothers
Any film with Chang Chen running around shooting people should be a slam dunk, but Blood Brothers was a botched layup that didn't even hit the rim. In English: Blood Brothers should have been good, but instead it was the lethal combination of bad and boring. By the way, the film was produced by John Woo and was based on his masterpiece, Bullet in the Head. Now that's disappointing.

Best Production Values Lust, Caution
This award should probably be retired, because if a bunch of investors throw an ungodly sum of money at a film, it's bound to look pretty damn good. Lust, Caution did look good. It also sounded good. It was also a good film. It was everything.

Worst Production Values House of Mahjong
It always feels unfair to pick on a low-budget cheapie for Worst Production Values, but House of Mahjong took place in a conspicuously empty mall, featured occasionally soft and out-of-focus cinematography, and even managed to show the film crew and their equipment in the background of one shot. That's not quality.

Most Underrated PerformerRonald Cheng Chung-Kei (Mr. Cinema)
How can a guy who's considered our Best Supporting Actor also be the most Underrated Performer? A good question, but regardless, Ronald Cheng is the winner of this year's Most Underrated Performer Award because, well, some people think he's a bad actor but he really isn't. Hey, he won a Best Supporting Actor award, didn't he?

Funniest Performer Ian Powers (Contract Lover)
Richie Ren and Fan Bing-Bing were the stars of Alfred Cheung's Contract Lover, but Ian Powers stole this movie from them. How? He played a gay martial artist who instigates a love triangle while fighting for the honor of Jet Li's character in Fearless. 'Nuff said.

Best OveractingLiu
Kai-Chi (The Detective)
Truthfully, his role in The Detective was no great shakes, but it just demonstrates what an amazing actor Liu Kai-Chi is. Whenever he overacts - which can be often, e.g. SPL or Protégé - he owns the screen, and does so without making audiences wonder what he's consuming between takes. Liu Kai-Chi, we salute you.

Worst Overacting (tie)Jim Chim Sui-Man (Simply Actors)Louis Koo Tin-Lok (Protégé)
With Simply Actors, Jim Chim took overacting to new heights - no mean feat for a man with such an extensive history of overacting. Louis Koo's tan, teeth, and too-toned physique made it impossible to imagine him as a strung-out junkie in Protégé. His goofy overacting only seals the deal.

Taking Up SpaceFiona Sit Hoi-Kei (Wonder Women)
Maybe it was the role more than the actress, but Fiona Sit won the Taking Up Space Award for the second year running - a first at this questionably relevant website. She's actually a decent actress, but Sit has been incongruous in her most recent films, as if she somehow is appearing in a completely separate movie. The fact that the movies are bad is not helping her.

Career SuicideBarbara Wong
Chun-Chun (Wonder Women)
She directed the consensus Worst Picture of 2007, but that's not the only reason Barbara Wong won this dubious honor. She also gets this award for complaining to the media about how English language film reviewers were "unfair" in their criticism of Wonder Women because they didn't like the film's product placement. We think making a better movie could solve her problem.

Best Cameo In Films With "Detective" In The Title Jo Koo (Mad Detective and The Detective)
In 2007, nobody made a bigger impression in smaller roles than Jo Koo. Besides The Detective and Mad Detective, she was also a bright spot in Beauty and the 7 Beasts and Single Blog, and still ranks as one of Hong Kong's most underappreciated actresses.

Most Improved Performer Charlene
Choi Cheuk-Yin(Simply Actors)
She sings, she dances, she fakes bad Cantonese, plus she wears a fake chest to appear much more endowed. Charlene Choi is apparently willing to do it all, which she did in Simply Actors. Even though she wasn't recognized by the LoveHKFilm Awards officially, we'll single her out here.

Best Performance by an Inanimate Object
The Turkey (Flash Point)
An entire 10-minute suspense sequence in Flash Point hinged on whether or not an evil delivery guy would be able to detonate a turkey remotely. Amazingly, the Turkey demonstrated a tense, coiled menace, and easily out-acted many of its co-stars, including Kent Cheng and Louis Koo.

Character Most Deserving of His Own Film
Paul (Anna & Anna)
Played by actor Ye Nan, male secretary Paul was a high point of the unfortunate Karena Lam drama Anna & Anna. Fussy and insufferable, Paul was an obvious candidate for downsizing, but he oddly survived long enough to resign, citing his resentment towards serving coffee. One hopes that Paul returns in a film where his new boss, played by Miriam Yeung, verbally abuses him for 30 minutes before having boyfriend Daniel Wu beat him up. It sounds like box office.

The Team Player Award Collin Chou (Flash Point)
No actor was a better sport this year than Collin Chou, who essayed the demanding role of Donnie Yen's Punching Bag™ in the Donnie Yen lovefest Flash Point. A powerful martial artist in his own right, Chou spent the last half of Flash Point being so absolutely owned by Yen that it was possible to feel sorry for him. Unfortunately for Collin, Donnie felt no pity.

Subtitle of the Year
"Honey, don't eat the vomit, okay?" (from In Love With the Dead)
Kudos to whoever came up with this immortal subtitle, which occurs after Stephy Tang upchucks and then proceeds to clean up after herself. All eight people at our screening were in stiches.

The Award for Promotion of Massage ChairsWonder Women and Flash Point (tie)
Both Wonder Women and Flash Point pushed Osim massage chairs with pronouned glee. In Wonder Women's case, the entire film hinged on the founding of Osim chain stores. In Flash Point, Louis Koo - Osim's real-life pitchman - receives a massage chair as a gift. Flash Point also gets points for taking place in 1996, making its featured massage chair an obvious anachronism.

The Official LoveHKFilm Apology Fiona Sit Hoi-Kei (Wonder Women)
Sadly, Fiona Sit appeared in some of the worst films from both 2006 and 2007, resulting in her winning our "Waste of Space" award for the second consecutive year. Despite that, we still support her. Keep trying, Fiona! Frankly, you should have won the Best New Artist Hong Kong Film Award in 2005. Instead it went to that Jay Chou guy.